Perfect for Fall: my caramel apple spice cake! It looks especially great if you add some rum soaked rains and/or nuts into the mix too 🙂
Apple Spice Cake
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
35 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings
8 Slices
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American
Calories: 178 kcal
An extravagant cake that's delicious, too!
Ingredients
For the Cake:
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ginger
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp allspice
- Pinch of ground cloves
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup coconut oil
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup plain yogurt
- 1.5 cups sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 3 to 4 apples cored and cut into 1/2-inch pieces (3 cups) I prefer honey crisp but many varieties are great.
For the Buttercream:
- 1 pound confectioner's sugar
- 3/4 cup room temperature Butter
- 1/3 cup cream
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
For the Caramel:
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup cream or half and half
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
For the Cake:
- Sift and whisk together the dry ingredients
- Mix together the wet ingredients until well combined in a large bowl or stand mixer
- Gradually mix in the dry ingredients until just combined
- Fold in the apples
- Divide the mixture evenly into four 6" pans, which have been buttered and floured. (I always use cake strips too)
- Bake at 350F for approximately 40 minutes or until centers are done.
For the Buttercream:
- Cream the butter.
- Add in the powdered sugar gradually and beat together.
- Add vanilla and cream until desired consistency is achieved.
For the Caramel:
- Combine ingredients in small pot.
- Heat over medium-low heat while whisking
- Cook for 7-8 minutes
You have a perfectly preppy looking slice of cake in your beautiful pictures. The recipe sounds delicious and I will put on “to do” list. Thanks.
what a stunning Autumnal Cake with beautiful pictures
Yum! The perfect cake for fall 😀 I love a seasonal recipe!
Apple cakes are the best, aren’t they? I always bake with apples and I add cinnamon most of the time to my apple bakes. Love how you added more spices though, this cake looks very delicious.
So what is half and half? I live in Australia and it’s not something we have in our supermarkets!
LOL, it is 1/2 milk and 1/2 heavy cream 🙂
Can the oil be replaced with butter or something else?
Josephine,
Butter works as a replacement!
John